Five-Continent Student Symposium

【Last Updated: November 22, 2019】

With the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 opening next year, we hosted a symposium, titled “Five-Continent Student Symposium” — “Five Continents”, from which the symbol of the Olympics originated —, as a supporting program for the Tokyo 2020 Games. Participants were invited from our strategic partners in over 20 countries and regions across the world.

1 THEME

“Global Cities in a Flux - Unity in Diversity/Connecting to Tomorrow”

2 SCHEDULE

November 7 - November 9, 2019

3 VENUES

Tokyo Metropolitan University Minami-Osawa Campus, Auditorium Grand Hall, etc.

4 HOST／SPONSOR

Host Organizer: Tokyo Metropolitan University
Sponsor: Tokyo Metropolitan Government

5 UNIVERSITIES INVITED

CONTINENT	UNIVERSITES
ASIA	National Research Tomsk State University, University of Seoul, University of Malaya, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tsinghua University, National University of Singapore
EUROPE	University of Leicester ; City, University of London
AFRICA	Cairo University, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
AMERICAS	SUNY Oneonta, New York University, Universidade de São Paulo
OCEANIA	University of Technology Sydney

６　PARTICIPANTS

443 from 24 countries and 1 region, 95 universities.

７　PROGRAM

Thursday, November 7

・Orientation, Campus tour, Research exchange, Welcome reception

Friday, November 8

・Excursion: Olympic - Paralympic facilities and attractions
（Japan Olympic Museum　→　The Olympic Village　→　Triathlon at Odaiba Marine Park　→　Observation Deck of Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building）